Here is a quick card for you using two sketch challenges that I combined into one card. The sketches were very similar and I just modified my card a little to work for both of them! I’m going to make this a very short post today. I apologize for that, but I updated my blog and… Read More »
Have you ever participated in a color challenge? I’ve been interested in doing the 30 day coloring challenge, but I never seem to have a 30 day period where I know I can actually commit to coloring every single day. This 14 day challenge seemed like a good starting point. It’s been very different than I expected. This… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a 2 week challenge and this is the second week of the challenge. I just wanted to remind you that this is the CASE (copy and share everything) one of the Design Team members. Pick a card that you love from their blog and create your own version of it. Perhaps you… Read More »
If ever I needed a card to be quick, this is it! What a day! I needed to create a card for my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and I had 15 minutes to make the card, take the picture and write this blog post. Here is what I came up with: I pulled out my binder of premade… Read More »
I fell in love with my first Concord & 9th stamp set and I’ve been hooked ever since. Now they have invented the Turnabout stamps and I just love them. I love how versatile they are and I wanted to share that with you today. I created 4 cards from the Butterfly Love Turnabout Stamp and Dies and… Read More »
I’ve had Altenew’s Rose Flurries 3D Die set on my wish list for almost two years! I finally splurged when I saw they created a creativity kit and it was part of the bundle. Altenew bundles products into Creativity Kits that they release weekly with a set of instructional videos that you can purchase to get your creative… Read More »
Another fabulous card kit with some new products that I had not planned to try showed up on my doorstep. What’s a person to do? I had to play with the kit and the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Inks. I had not planned on purchasing them because I already have a hearty collection of alcohol inks and… Read More »
Who doesn’t love getting new crafting goodies on their doorstep? Late last week, I received the Hands Free Totally Tiffany Embossing Station. I was so busy with our little museum’s grand opening that I had no time to try this goodie out until yesterday and I’m very excited to share this with you! This takes up a space… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a nice clean and simple layout. I peeked at the cards the other design team members made and realized that they all used patterned backgrounds. I’ve been skimping on the backgrounds lately, favoring some simple and quick splatters. (I’m practicing my technique.) I also felt that this sketch would allow… Read More »
I’m hoping you indulge me for a minute! This is not my typical card or technique share. I’m bragging! We are so proud that our daughter successfully completed her doctoral thesis defense today and she is officially Dr. Katie Skinner! (Well, Katherine actually. To us she will always be Katie.) She now has her Doctorate of Robotics from… Read More »
I know it’s been a while since I posted. April and May are such busy months at school preparing all my students for the advanced placement tests. I feel burned out, I can’t even imagine how they are feeling. There has been no time to play in my studio and that means no down time. In the midst… Read More »
Here is the video for the Totally Tiffany Companion Cart! Thank you to those who let me know that the sound was corrupted. I just got a new camera and I have some kinks to work out using it! Check out the versatile little cart that holds a mighty amount of stuff and still manages to fit under… Read More »
My cards today were totally inspired by the Altenew Blog Hop and Kelly Latevola’s card. I wanted to give her technique a try with the Altenew Watercolor Brush Pens because they just came out with a new set of 10 colors! The more I play with them, the better I get and the more I can justify adding… Read More »
I’ve been taking a Zentangle class through Altenew Academy and it is fabulous. I’ve been meaning to tackle learning about this technique for a year and I’m finally taking the time to do it! I love the meditative quality of just drawing and focusing on what you are doing. I find watercolor to be that way as well.… Read More »
I took a clean and simple card sketch and gave it a lot of color! I used my Altenew Alcohol ink refills and created a rainbow on Yupo Paper with the Ocean Waves, Mango Smoothie and Ruby Red inks. While that was drying, I pulled out the same colors of ink pads and created a blended rainbow on… Read More »